Gas Company Cleans Up Parks Near Gas Leak Site

A Porter Ranch resident wears a gas mask as he joins others in a protest outside a meeting of the Air Quality Management Board (AQMD) over the continuing gas leak that started in October and which has forced thousands of residents to flee from the Los Angeles suburb of Porter Ranch, California on January 23, 2016. (Credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

The utility announced Saturday that cleanup work was completed for parks near the site of an underground well that spewed natural gas into the air for months. The leak prompted the evacuation of thousands of Porter Ranch residents before the well was sealed last month.

SoCalGas says it continues to clean the outside of homes where brown spots have been reported. It’s assessing about 200 homes.